"Hehe, aunt." Shen Lingzhu sat next to the youngest sister embarrassedly.

The little girl took a bite of the black cake, looked at her, and said, "Erwa's mother loves to pinch children. Sister, stay away from her."

"Yeah, ignore her." The more you pay attention to this kind of person, the more excited he becomes. Look, even the village head's wife couldn't drive her away with a big broom.

Shen Lingzhu looked up and saw that her aunt was still staring at her. She quickly took the bowl and said, "I'm so hungry. Little sister, do you want to eat something?"

The youngest sister shook her head and said that her mother had said in the morning that millet porridge was specially for guests.

Seeing that the aunt frowned, the senior sister kicked her lightly under the table: Eat your food honestly.

Shen Lingzhu could only smile and lower her head to concentrate on drinking the porridge, but this bowl of rice was destined to be uneasy as the noise outside the door was intermittent.

After just a few sips, the sound of a baby crying incessantly filled the side room. Then the youngest sister stood up and ran to the door: "Why is my uncle running around with a mallet? He's not doing laundry."

"Oh no!" Just as Mrs. Hu was about to ask Miaozhu to call her son to stop the people, another eardrum-piercing scream came from outside the door.

The men in the main room ran out one after another.

"Something happened." Shen Lingzhu put down the bowl and pulled back the little sister. After getting the approval of the aunt, he quickly followed his senior sister out to check.

Before they even reached the gate, they saw a pool of blood on the ground. The headman's second son pointed at a man with a club in his hand, angrily saying, "You idiot!

Let your wife beat the children and curse at their mother and make trouble in my house, scaring my newborn son.

I'm here to settle the score with you, and when it comes, I'll even push my wife out to take the blame for you."

"Qi Dagu, put him down." A man who had just run out of the main room shouted at him but he ignored him. Several young men went up to him but couldn't pull him back.

But Shen Lingzhu felt that no one was really trying to stop him, so he just let him point at the man and curse.

She looked at the other side of the crowd and saw a doctor stopping the bleeding of a fat woman lying on the ground.

He said to the irritated wife of the village head, "The wound is a bit big. Maybe we need to use Sanqi."

"She's beautiful, so just use ordinary medicine for her wounds." As soon as the headman's wife finished speaking, an older person nearby advised her to use good medicine, as this matter concerned Otani.

The midwife who came with them had learned the method of saving lives from Shen Miaozhu, so she approached and reminded them, "Chen Lu's family's surname is Lu, and he has five brothers, none of whom are easy to marry.

She dared to act arrogantly after remarrying as a widow because her family was in the same village and she had the support of her brothers.

It's better for you to leave as soon as possible after the crowd disperses, otherwise you will be blackmailed."

"Auntie, what does her injury have to do with us?" Shen Lingzhu was still not quite clear about the whole process.

“She came to ask for the child’s injuries, no matter who beat her, the cause was you.

Besides, the village head's family is large and powerful, so her parents have to consider it. You are not from this village." As the midwife was speaking, a woman from the west wing came out and called her, saying that the child had vomited again and would not drink water.

After instructing the two sisters to make preparations early, she ran to the west wing.

"I'll go call my uncle and brother back." Shen Lingzhu only saw Shen Xianzhu still asking others something in the crowd.

Shen Miaozhu followed closely and said, "Uncle and the head of the village left early in the morning."

They were about to step out of the door when several strong men came running over with farm tools. "Where is my little sister? Who hurt her?"

"I!" Qi Dagu, the village head's second son, responded decisively. He waved his blood-stained club toward the bandaged fat woman and said, "I'll take care of her injuries."

"Little sister?" One of the strong men ran over and pushed the doctor away. His hands were immediately covered in blood as soon as he touched the fat woman's head.

Without saying a word, he rushed towards Qi Dagu with the wooden fork in his hand.

"Stop!" An older man immediately stopped them, but the two men had already started fighting.

Unfortunately, the strong man couldn't hit the agile Qi Dagu and was kicked over in one round.

His brothers would not listen, and rushed forward to beat him up, shouting. Qi Dagu shouted, "Where are the Qi brothers?"

"They're all here!" In an instant the scene turned into a fight, and women and children scattered to make room.

Shen Lingzhu and the other two saw that things were not going well and immediately shouted, "Brother, come back."

Here, Shen Xianzhu was in the crowd just now. Although there was a coachman beside him who protected him and helped him squeeze out, he was punched by someone and was about to fall to the ground. Fortunately, his two sisters acted quickly and carried him to the yard.

Mrs. Hu pulled her youngest sister over to greet them: "Go pack your things, we'll leave as soon as the master comes back."

As soon as she finished speaking, the wife of the head of the village, who had come back with her daughter-in-law, said angrily, "Mrs. Hu, look at what's going on.

Your child was kind enough to bring the person back, but he caused a lot of trouble for my little grandson.

I don't need you to pay for the accommodation, so please hurry on your way."

After saying that, he brushed the dirt off his body and walked towards the west wing without even glancing at the fight outside the gate.

The youngest sister's mother pulled the youngest sister over embarrassedly and said: "My mother-in-law is also very angry.

"After a restless night last night, I just fell asleep, and early in the morning, Mrs. Lu came to make a fuss, and the second child cried several times in fright."

"We have been bothering you for too long. Give this to your mother-in-law and we will leave through the backyard." Mrs. Hu took out a tael of silver from her purse and gave it to her.

She took a few steps back and waved her hands: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law won't let me collect it. The cart can't get out of the backyard. Please wait until the beating outside is over before leaving."

Seeing that she was so scared that she even left her youngest sister behind and ran away, Shen Lingzhu looked up at the sky in silence, "Where is uncle? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

They were all asked to leave, and if they stayed any longer they would be disliked.

"Go finish your meal and clean up the kitchen." Mrs. Hu gave the order, and Shen Lingzhu stopped complaining.

She winked at her older brother and younger sister, then went into the kitchen and quickly finished her porridge and washed the dishes. The youngest sister, who had always been by her side, suddenly said:

"Grandpa went to find Daya's uncle and wanted them to take Daya away.

My grandma said that unless the five mu of land is returned, they will not care about Daya anymore?"

"Are Grandpa and Grandma Daya still alive?"

“Never.”

"Where are her grandparents?"

"died."

"Pitiful."

"This morning, my mom and dad said that my sister shouldn't have given candy to the children out of pity. If Daya hadn't eaten the candy, maybe she wouldn't have been beaten."

"..." Shen Lingzhu's body stiffened. He looked up and saw his senior sister coming in and looking at him with a smile.

She instantly threw her fists like a furry cat: "How is this my fault?"

The youngest sister took two steps back and asked, "Sister, why are you hitting me?"

"Mosquito, mosquito." Shen Lingzhu loosened his fist and saw that his senior sister had already scooped up hot water and left.

After asking, I found out that Daya had just woken up and needed to change her dressing.

She wanted to go with Shen Miaozhu but Shen Miaozhu stopped her and told her that when there was a commotion outside in the morning, the villagers were talking about how only a few pieces of candy were given out, which caused the child to come home crying. It was normal for someone with a bad temper to hit the child a few times.

My aunt was angry when she heard this, but she couldn't find out who said it and couldn't argue with him.

"What nonsense! Have they seen Daya's injuries? Is it just a matter of a few hits?

It feels like someone is being blamed for distributing the candy." Shen Lingzhu felt really wronged.

Shen Miaozhu listened to her resentful words and only asked: "Can you still carry Daya and let everyone see her injuries?"

No! No matter how young she is, Daya still has her own self-respect.

Shen Miaozhu said, "Then remember this and take it as a warning. Let's encourage each other."

Shen Lingzhu asked without thinking: "What do you want to quit?"

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